JPH05168A - Semiconductor laser therapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the irradiating of an arbitrary/part and an arbitrary side of a human body by eliminating the need for an operator to press and hold a laser irradiating section constantly to allow a patient to move freely during the operation. CONSTITUTION:A box body 2 which houses a semiconductor laser 3 integrated with a semiconductor laser drive circuit 4 and a drive power source 5 is mounted detachably on an affected part with a fixing band 2 which has a Velcro. tape comprising a pile fabrics 6 and a hook fabrics 7 arranged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact semiconductor laser treatment apparatus which can be attached to any part of the body for treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, it is well known that irradiating a living body with laser light is effective in treating stiff shoulders, back pain, inflammation of muscles and the like.

In a conventional device, as shown in FIG. 4, an irradiation probe A having a semiconductor laser light irradiation section and a control body B provided with a semiconductor laser drive circuit and a drive power source are connected by a cable or the like.

However, laser irradiation is used to treat stiff shoulders, low back pain, muscle inflammation, etc., and in order to improve the therapeutic effect, it is necessary to continuously irradiate a laser beam of relatively small output for a long time. Had a problem that the laser irradiation part of the treatment device had to be pressed against the affected part of the patient for a long time until the treatment was completed. To solve the problem of the burden on the practitioner, a method of fixing the probe to the affected part of the patient using a fixing band has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-2474).
No. 81).

Further, when the power source, the driving circuit, etc. are stored in the stationary case and the stationary case and the probe for semiconductor laser light irradiation are connected by a cable, both the patient and the practitioner are under treatment. Although the freedom of the body is greatly limited, to solve this problem, a semiconductor laser, a driving circuit for the semiconductor laser, a power source, etc. are integrated into a laser irradiation section, which eliminates the need for a cable and is thus integrated. There has been proposed a method of attaching the laser irradiation part to an affected part of a patient by using a plaster (see JP-A-2-26568).

As a method of mounting on a human body, for example, when a cuff band of a sphygmomanometer is mounted on the upper arm, a surface fastener or a velcro is generally used. Since it is not desirable for the measurement site to move or the measurement element to rotate, the mounting part is fixed to a fixed position that conforms to the shape of the human body, and it follows the shape of the human body so that it does not move during measurement. A mounting part having a curved structure is used (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-5).
1838).

[0007]

However, in such a conventional semiconductor laser treatment apparatus, it is convenient to continuously irradiate the laser only on a certain part of the body, but the probe can be freely rotated during the treatment. There is a problem that it is difficult to perform irradiation or change the irradiation position, and it is difficult to optimally irradiate a site requiring irradiation depending on the condition of the affected area.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the practitioner does not need to always hold the laser irradiation part, and the patient can freely move during the treatment, and any part of the patient's body, any side It is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized laser treatment apparatus capable of irradiating a laser beam onto the skin and easily changing the irradiation site even during treatment.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is capable of detachably mounting a housing in which a power supply unit, a drive circuit, a semiconductor laser for irradiation, etc. are integrally stored on a treatment site of the body. It is a rotatable fixing band that can be attached to the body of a patient.

[0010]

With the above-described structure, the present invention allows the laser irradiation section to be attached to the affected area in a so-called cordless state where there is no cable, so that the practitioner does not press the laser irradiation section onto the desired affected area with a hand or the like. The output light of can be easily irradiated for a long time. Further, since it is attached by a detachable and rotatable fixing band, the laser light irradiation side can be rotated to any side surface of the human body.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a semiconductor laser treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The state attached to the affected part of the case of the inflammation treatment of the muscle in the foot is shown. Housing 1 that houses a semiconductor laser, a semiconductor laser drive circuit, and a drive power supply
And a fixing band 2 that holds the housing 1 on the affected area.

FIG. 2 shows a cross section of a laser treatment apparatus according to the present invention. The semiconductor laser 3 is arranged so that the affected area can be irradiated with laser light through an open hole in the bottom of the housing 1. In the case 1, a semiconductor laser drive circuit 4 and a drive power source 5 such as a storage battery are miniaturized and housed. In the conventional case, the control main body and the laser irradiation unit are all connected by a cord or the like in a wired manner. It is stored integrally.

In order to make the fixing band 2 easy to attach to an affected part of any shape, a fastening part, which is commonly called a velcro tape, that is, a magic tape, which allows the band winding diameter to be freely arranged, that is, a pile cloth 6 and a hook cloth 7 is provided. Has been done. If an elastic body or a long one is used as the band, it can be attached to the joints, chest, waist and the like as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).

[0015]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiments, the semiconductor laser treatment apparatus of the present invention has a semiconductor laser, a semiconductor laser drive circuit and a drive power source housed in and removed from a human body, and easily fixed to rotate. With this structure, it can be used even in places where the AC power supply is bad, and because the device is compact, it is easy to carry and irradiates the desired side surface of the affected area. It is possible to rotate the irradiation side of the laser irradiation unit.
In addition, since the semiconductor laser irradiation part can be fixed to the affected part by the band, it is possible to perform laser irradiation for a long time without requiring the practitioner's force.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a semiconductor laser treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a human body.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a semiconductor laser treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the semiconductor laser treatment apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached to a joint portion. FIG. 3 (b) is a semiconductor laser treatment apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention attached to a chest. Perspective view showing the state

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional semiconductor laser treatment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 case 2 fixed band 3 semiconductor laser 4 semiconductor laser drive circuit 5 drive power supply

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A housing for accommodating a semiconductor laser, a semiconductor laser driving circuit, and a driving power source, and a detachable and rotatable fixing band connected to a treatment site of a body. Semiconductor laser therapy device.